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Student startups awarded more than $75,000 at 2022 Napier Rice Launch Challenge

A student startup developing a filter that helps limit water waste in power plants claimed the top prize at this year’s H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC).

Senate bill would give much-needed boost to Americans’ retirement savings, says Baker Institute expert

The Securing a Strong Retirement Act would greatly enhance Americans’ ability to build sufficient nest eggs, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Electric vehicle supply chains owned mostly by China jeopardize US energy transition, says Baker Institute report

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Engineering showcase in person again at Rice

Rice University students will show off their inventions at the annual George R. Brown School of Engineering Design Showcase on April 21.

‘It feels like walking into Versailles’: Rice’s new opera hall officially opens with Mozart's legendary ‘Don Giovanni’

After more than a year of anticipation, Rice University’s new Brockman Hall for Opera welcomed sold-out audiences April 14 and 16 for its first performances in person.

Lithium’s narrow paths limit batteries

Study suggests that lithium batteries would benefit from more porous electrodes with better-aligned particles that don’t limit lithium distribution.

Energy leaders to discuss Houston’s advantages, future in transition to sustainability

How Houston can leverage its competitive advantages to lead the transition to a lower-carbon future will be the focus of an April 22 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted by the institute’s Center for Energy Studies and the Renewable Energy Alliance Houston (REAL Houston).

Rice lab improves recipe for valuable chemical

Rice University theorists show why salt gives a significant speed boost to valuable 2D molybdenum disulfide, an effect they say may work for other 2D materials as well.

China’s energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute for 2022

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has released its latest China Energy Map, an open-source, interactive chart of the country’s energy infrastructure.

Inspired students make intubation more intuitive

Rice University engineering students develop a simplified, wireless video laryngoscope to help clinicians intubate patients before procedures or in an emergency.

Rep. Michael McCaul to discuss US policy on Ukraine at the Baker Institute

Rep. Michael McCaul, ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will discuss United States policy regarding the war in Ukraine at an April 14 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Semiconductor technology startup wins 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition

LIDROTEC, a student startup from RWTH Aachen University in Germany that aims to increase production in the semiconductor industry, took home the grand prize at the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).

‘GasLift’ by allies could help Europe offset loss of Russian gas, say Baker Institute experts

Stopgap options including an infusion of gas from allied nations could help Europe maintain enough energy supplies to offset a potential cutoff from Russian gas, according to experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice University English professor Tomás Morín wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Rice University professor Tomás Morín has won a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, an honor bestowed annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to a slate of the world’s top scholars, artists, writers and scientists.

Kaiyuan Yang wins NSF CAREER Award

Electrical and computer engineer Kaiyuan Yang wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.